Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
727,133 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 726,862 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
726,862 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 727,133 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.01 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 8,725,596 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,722,341 KWD per year, or 726,862 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 KWD in your salary will be taxed 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 7591269
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 7111361
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 7024105
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 6718385
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 5104474
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 5022820
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 4886965
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4730132
45.8%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4625329
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4609502
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4594001
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4525279
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4522329
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 4473350
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4409243
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4366551
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 4281113
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 4233906
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 4192833
52.0%
19
France
KWD 3616564
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 3263287
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3217465
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 3143958
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4661510
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 4061997
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7850949
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 7243252
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6808594
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 5899644
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 5675869
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5673009
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 5672141
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5419301
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5325883
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5243094
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5153982
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4807798
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4710583
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4630465
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4557994
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1071035
87.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7723097
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6326229
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5860534
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 5826376
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5673117
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5671635
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5642843
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 5346846
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 5329641
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5307954
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 5242844
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4981834
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6347924
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 6108073
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5953327
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5935189
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5772288
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5672316
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5366331
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5312957
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5288299
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5235708
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4802129
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4800173
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 8722341
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8721178
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 8635600
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8289316
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 8289316
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 8027548
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6544282
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 6544255
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5081933
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4370312
49.9%
10
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NOTE* Deductions are calculated based on the tables of Kuwait, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.

NOTE** Since January 1st, 2015, employee contributions to Kuwait's social security have increased by 2.5%, for a total of 10.5%. After a certain salary cap, the contribution goes back to 8%.